Broadband and Educational Access

Online Courses, Degrees, and MOOCs

Bob Rubinyi

Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota

Example: Access Minnesota Project: 1994-1996

History: Rural Datafication

P-20 Education

Access needed at home to

P-20 educational content for:

- classroom-based courses

- online courses

- online programs

- continuing education

"By 2020, 65 percent of all jobs in the economy will

require postsecondary education and training

beyond high school” - Recovery: Job Growth

And Education Requirements Through 2020,

Center on Education and the Workforce

Online Class and Program

Enrollments are Growing

Courses Total EnrollmentsUnique

Enrollments

Completely Online 1,567 38,739 20,428

The U of M offers over 30 fully online academic

programs and certificates at the undergraduate and

graduate levels and over 20 blended programs.

MnSCU institutions offer over 500 online programs.

There are 29 approved K-12 online providers by the

MN Department of Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

U of M Coursera Courses

The barrier?

Broadband Needed for Education

and Training

Thank You

Bob Rubinyi

University of Minnesota

Center for Educational Innovation

rmr@umn.edu

612-625-2774